Darcy Kuemper, Oliver Ekman-Larsson lead Coyotes past Canucks

azcentralMarch 11, 2018

Darcy Kuemper, Oliver Ekman-Larsson lead Coyotes past Canucks

For the second time in five days, the Arizona Coyotes bested the Vancouver Canucks. On Sunday, it was a 1-0 victory for the Coyotes behind a 27-save shutout by goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Filling in for the injured Antti Raanta, Kuemper – who was starting in just his fifth game with the Coyotes since being acquired at the trade deadline – earned his first shutout with Arizona just one day after suffering a loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. “I like that in a back-to-back he comes in and plays that way,” Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said. “It was a very solid game. He looked big to me tonight. Very solid and quiet in the net. It looked like when they were shots they weren't going to go